βοΈ The Samurai Who Became a French Noble βοΈ A wild true story of cultural exchange! How did a Japanese samurai end up as a French noble? π―βπ«π· #HistoryMeetsDrama
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00:00Why did a samurai kneel before a European king, wearing silk, speaking Latin, of all things, and why did he never go home again?
00:07Well, this is the story of Hussi, who sailed from Japan in 1622 with orders to form alliances, convert some people to Christianity and survive.
00:15The journey took 16 months, storms ripped their ship to pieces, and when they finally reached Europe, people thought he was a ghost, a samurai in armor.
00:23He dined with dukes, prayed in cathedrals and was even baptized on Philippe Francisque, but every bow he made to the king twisted his honor.
00:30Every cup of wine he drank tasted like betrayal.
00:32By the time he returned to Japan in 1624, his homeland had turned inward.
00:37Christianity was outlawed and foreign ties were forbidden.
00:39They burned churches and killed converts, and when they saw his face, they branded him a traitor.
00:44So the samurai who crossed the oceans died in silence, forgotten by both worlds, or did he choose exile because somewhere in France they still called him noble?
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